Yes i get leg cramps they hurt(-_-) mostly in my calf and in the middle of the night!! Idk why we get them dou
I get them too, it is common, especially in the 3rd trimester, have you tried heat packs? Having a warm bath can help too, maybe even putting pillows under you ankles when lying down. Im still trying to figure out how to help them myself
It's restless leg syndrome it's very common in pregnancy I found best way to get rid of it is massage it.
Omg yes they are terrible, I use to get them very often before I hit 30wks. Sometimes even both legs in one night, I would wake up crying & my boyfriend wakes up & rubs my leg really fast & it makes it go away faster, but it feels like my muscles are being twisted :( it is such a horrible feeling!
That's interesting.. I never paired my nightly leg cramps as a symptom to being pregnant. I definitely get them more often than I ever did.. I will accidentally stretch out my legs in my sleep and they cramp right up and I just roll my ankles and move my legs till the muscles loosen. Definitely a wake up call I'm wide awake after they strike, owee!!
I can relive the pain temporarily til it comes back, I got them when I was little often. They are hell! It's not likely restless leg. That's one thing my mom asked the dr when I was little at that point the dr wrote it off as I wasn't drinking enough water, but he said rls doesn't give the kind of cramps I was/am getting. I drink plenty of water everyday, one thing I considered was over hydration? Everything I've read is in pregnancy it's usually caused by calcium deficiency. I drink silk which has more calcium than milk plus prenatals. Maybe this can help someone else but it's not likely it's the cause of my issue.
Try eating more bananas. They help with leg cramps. But I've heard that leg cramps at night are normal once you reach a certain point in the pregnancy. Some women just get it worse than others. I hope they back off for you soon!